Installing a toilet bowl may take a few hours.
You need a plumber to install or inspect all your plumbing to make sure it works properly. However, you can install certain plumbing fixtures yourself. Before you install your new toilet bowl, check local regulations regarding bathroom fixtures. Some areas require that you install only low-flush toilets. Also, measure the distance from the wall to the bolts that will hold the bowl to the floor so you get a bowl that is the appropriate size for your bathroom. Does this Spark an idea?
Instructions
1. Place two new 3 1/2-inch closet bolts in the toilet flange, which is the ring that has been screwed to the bathroom floor where the toilet bowl will sit. The bolts should be placed on the sides of the flange where the toilet bowl's left and right side will be.
2. Cover a section of the floor with a pile of newspapers or a blanket.
3. Place the toilet bowl upside down on the pile of newspapers or blanket to protect it from scratches.
4. Place a wax seal around the hole at the bottom of the toilet bowl, with the flat side of the seal facing the floor. The wax seal keeps water from seeping out onto the floor.
5. Apply plumbers putty around the outside edges of the bottom of the bowl.
6. Turn the toilet bowl back right side up, aligning the hole at the bottom of the toilet bowl with the hole in the floor. The bolt holes at the base of the toilet bowl also should align with the bolts on the floor flange.
7. Press the toilet bowl down on the floor so the wax seal and plumbing sealant can provide tight waterproofing.
8. Thread nuts through the flange bolts that peek through the holes at the base of the toilet bowl.
9. Place a level on the toilet bowl to check whether it is level and place plastic toilet bowl shims under the base of the toilet bowl to straighten it if necessary.
10. Cut the flange bolts at the base of the toilet bowl so that only 1/4 to 1/2 inch shows above the bolt, using a hacksaw. Place the bolt caps over the bolts. Depending on your bolt cap type, you may have to fill it with plumber's putty before setting it over the bolt to make it stay in place.
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